Its west section leading from the Sixth Street Viaduct was demolished in 2016; the replacement was officially opened in 2022..

The Latino Walk of Fame, with a focus on Latino celebrities, was inaugurated on April 30, 1997, to honor outstanding leaders who have made historical and social contributions with a sun plaque on Whittier Boulevard the heart of unincorporated East L.A. spaces have been created for over 280 plaques.

The merchants’ association of East Los Angeles sponsors a comprehensive clean-up campaign that cleans the sidewalks and gutters daily and removes litter and trash.

[5] It has been said that East Los Angeles, specifically on Whittier Boulevard was one of the few first places that low riders began to appear around World War II.

In 1965, on weekend nights in East Los Angeles, Mexican-American teenagers would hop in their cars to cruise up and down Whittier Boulevard.

[9] During World War II, Whittier Boulevard and neighboring East LA streets went through the neighborhoods of many Pachucos.

A few Zoot Suits fights happened in East Los Angeles' streets like Whittier Boulevard.

[10] Salazar died as a result of injuries sustained after he was struck by a tear-gas projectile during the National Chicano Moratorium March against the Vietnam War on August 29, 1970, in East Los Angeles, California.

They named their song after the most popular street in East Los Angeles: Whittier Boulevard.

[15] Scenes of Whittier Boulevard appeared in the beginning of Chico and the Man TV show.